The Democratic nominee for Tennessee governor wants to electrocute incumbent Bill Haslam

The Democratic nominee for Tennessee governor wants to electrocute incumbent Bill Haslam
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Politics are weird.

In Tennessee, Gov. Bill Haslam easily locked up a Republican party nomination in his quest for a second term, winning more than 88 percent of the primary vote.

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Sarah Eberspacher

Sarah Eberspacher is an associate editor at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked as a sports reporter at The Livingston County Daily Press & Argus and The Arizona Republic. She graduated from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.